Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1156 - 378: Falling Amid Endless Unwillingness

Before, anyone could win, and no one would give up.

Now, no one will win.

"Heavenly Monarch, you said it's impossible for me to always win; this might be true, but unfortunately, you won't see the day I lose."

Jiang Li looked at the figure before him, laughing lightly, "Mr. Wuwei, you've come this far at any cost, your resolve is admirable, but unfortunately, I'm now going to destroy your plan right in front of you. This should be the most fitting punishment for you."

Torture and humiliation cannot shake the minds of people like the Heavenly Monarch and Tan Wuwei. Tan Wuwei would even be willing to pay with his life to achieve his goal. To break their defenses, one needs special timing and means, just like now.

"Emperor, I can die, but Yellow Heaven cannot perish. Too many people have died for Yellow Heaven to succeed; their lives cannot be wasted. Moreover, if the Emperor can obtain Yellow Heaven, the problem of lifespan limitations will be solved, and replacing Heaven will be no issue."

Tan Wuwei, worthy of his name as a former Mo Bian, immediately found a suitable reason, trying to persuade Jiang Li with divine thought.

Unfortunately—

"I really wanted to come up with some legitimate reason, like saying that unjust means can never achieve a just result, or perhaps saying, what Yellow Heaven can achieve, I can achieve too. But on second thought, forget it. Let's not say anything so grandiose and imperial."

Jiang Li mercilessly rejected Tan Wuwei, "I am a selfish person and cannot tolerate an uncontrollable disaster existing. Moreover, since I've said I would savor the tragedy, I will do as I say, the Emperor's words are not to be trifled with."

The ruthless words extinguished the last bit of hope Tan Wuwei had, and the decisive killing intent blocked the Heavenly Monarch's last bit of vitality.

As Jiang Li previously stated, he wanted to block the two of them before they could succeed, casting them into the abyss.

Anger, hatred, fear. Even Tan Wuwei, who wasn't afraid of death, at this moment, was filled with agitated thoughts, appearing somewhat frenzied.

And the Heavenly Monarch also tasted a flavor perhaps never tasted in his life—reluctance.

Reluctance felt like a venomous snake, gnawing at his soul, riddling his mental state with holes.

Perhaps at this moment, the Heavenly Monarch finally understood that he too was a human and not the eternally unmoving Heaven.

Though the Heavenly Monarch was always able to control others' hearts, at this final moment, he may not be able to control his own soul.

And at the end of reluctance lies the final struggle.

"Boom!"

The Heaven Creation Device activated again. The Heavenly Monarch suddenly began to engulf the Incense Fire Thought Power instead of resisting.

He was actively absorbing the Incense Fire Thought Power, even actively cooperating with the Heaven Creation Device. Even at this juncture, the Heavenly Monarch never thought of simply surrendering but instead seized every possible opportunity to forcibly snatch a sliver of vitality from the impossible.

Even if this sliver of vitality meant that his mind would be altered.

As long as there's a life still within him, both Gongsun Qi and Ji Jiji would surely make a comeback. Two hundred years ago, he devised a plan to seize the heavens and abandon them, and in the future, he could also resurrect and devour Yellow Heaven.

And this act naturally allowed Tan Wuwei to cooperate with all his might.

The two factions who were just opposing each other now actually teamed up again under Jiang Li's threat. It's only fitting to say that the world is ever-changing, and Heaven and Earth are unfathomable, truly leaving one repeatedly surprised.

"Boom!"

The rumbling resumed; the body of the Heavenly Monarch was rapidly transformed into the Heavenly Dharma, surrounded by layers of Yellow Clouds, with a giant vertical eye appearing behind him.

The power bursting from within him was like a torrential flood, like a tsunami, madly pouring towards Jiang Li.

The Gang Wind caused Jiang Li's hair to flutter messily. The majestic force crushed the earth, ravaged space, and was reflected in Jiang Li's eyes.

"Break." Jiang Li said indifferently.

"Boom!"

The overpowering force that could bowl over mountains and sea was split apart, like the sea parting, sweeping past the sides of Jiang Li.

And at the source of that power, the Heavenly Monarch had already merged into the space, becoming an invisible Heavenly Dharma, slowly fading away.

Having actively accepted the Heaven Creation Device, the Heavenly Monarch was still not Jiang Li's match at this time. It appeared as if he was taking the initiative, but in reality, he was seizing the opportunity to escape.

As long as he leaves this place, in another ten years, twenty years, even a hundred years, a thousand years… as long as he lives, there will be a day for a comeback.

"I said, I will tear apart your 'beauty'."

Jiang Li extended his hand, "Chi You's Flag."

The crimson banner fell into his hand, transforming into a rugged great bow. Jiang Li drew the bow and nocked an arrow, with the All Heaven Divine Sha condensed into a chaotic arrow.

"Boom!"

The bowstring resounded like thunder, the arrow like a rainbow piercing the sky.

An arrow pierced the sky, and a gigantic void appeared in the firmament, from which blood flowed profusely, resembling a bloody sun.

Back then, the Heavenly Monarch pierced the sky with the Heavenly Shooting Bow, wounding the heavens. Today, the wheel of fortune has turned, and Jiang Li similarly pierced the void with the Heavenly Shooting Bow, shooting down the last vitality of this Yellow Heaven.

Around the bloody void, intense wriggling appeared, as if an invisible creature was struggling madly in the sky.

Subsequently, a phantom appeared in the air, with the bloody void located at his torso, piercing through his back and chest.

"Heaven..."

In his final moments, the Heavenly Monarch still retained his consciousness, reaching out to the sky, "I am not content."

In the last moment of life, the Heavenly Monarch felt no regret, nor any sudden enlightenment, only endless discontent; he was unwilling to perish just like that. But unfortunately, things had come to this point, and no amount of discontent was of any use.

"No!"

Tan Wuwei's discontent also erupted, issuing a loud wail in the Heavenly Monarch's Sea of Consciousness, but it could no longer prevent death's arrival.

The two of them fell amidst endless discontent and unwillingness, just before success.

The wriggling sky finally returned to calm, symbolizing that the invisible creature had stepped into death, and the bloody "sun" exploded with a bang, dissipating the last Heavenly Dharma.

Jiang Li reached out, pressing through space, forcibly extracting the Dao Fruits of the two from the Karma, capturing streams of light from the bloody cloud, and grasping them all into his hand.

Through divine thought perception, the Jade Emperor Dao Fruit, Zhuanxu Dao Fruit, Maitreya Dao Fruit, and the other twelve Dao Fruits were all in Jiang Li's hands.

The Heavenly Monarch and Tan Wuwei, perished!

[At this moment, Jiang Li's mind trembled, feeling unprecedented clarity in his thoughts, and the Dao Fruits were simultaneously stirring, further integrating with himself.]

[The Heavenly Monarch's blood sacrifice of millions, Tan Wuwei's brainwashing of beings, these acts were enough to provoke heaven's wrath and human anger. Slaying the two greatly benefited the Human Path, even causing a reaction in the Green Emperor Dao Fruit, integrating with Jiang Li.]

[Moreover, as Jiang Li would subsequently control the Three States, the integration of the Dao Fruits would deepen further.]

Jiang Li looked at the lines of text appearing on the Karma Collection, confirming that he was about to usher in a great leap in power once again.

But before that...

Jiang Li gently beckoned, pulling over a brute who had been flung far away and embedded in a stone wall.

"Elder Kaiyang, wake up."

The divine skill of [Emperor Emerges from Zhen] forcibly pulled Elder Kaiyang, who had one foot in Ghost Gate — or rather, had already entered Ghost Gate — back.

This brute, whose vitality had been mostly drained, trembled his eyelids at Jiang Li's voice, then struggled to open his eyes, vaguely seeing Jiang Li, mumbling, "Have I reached the underworld? And Master Nephew, didn't you defeat that dog Gongsun Qi? How are you here as well?"

"You're not dead yet," Jiang Li replied irritably.

This brute truly was bold, charging straight ahead without care, even though he was just a fourth-rank, daring to challenge the Heavenly Monarch.

If Jiang Li hadn't secretly protected him, preserving a sliver of vitality, Elder Kaiyang could have already reunited with Ling Wujue in the Nine Springs.

"Seems... I'm indeed not dead."

Elder Kaiyang grinned, appearing to have sobered up, "Dead souls wouldn't feel pain. Damn Gongsun Qi, truly sinister tricks, making my whole body ache, especially my ass."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li glanced at the surging sea and said, "Master Uncle, it's your illusion; your butt is in the sea."

Previously, to prevent any hidden hands Tan Wuwei might have left in Elder Kaiyang's body, the Heavenly Monarch directly cut Elder Kaiyang in two, top and bottom.

The upper half was crushed into a distant stone wall by the aftershock, while the lower half had fallen into the sea, already swept a hundred miles away by the waves.

"Hiss—"

Elder Kaiyang's face scrunched up, "Doesn't that make me a eunuch?!"

"Even worse than a eunuch," Jiang Li said, "But I can sympathize, letting you become the Chief Eunuch at the palace."

"Enough with the small talk, quickly use your divine skills to help me find my body," Elder Kaiyang, seeing Jiang Li still joking, couldn't help but shout.

Although his physical body was already in tatters, with the omnipotent [Oral Heavenly Constitution], he wasn't worried about recovery. In fact, if Jiang Li were willing to expend power, regrowing Elder Kaiyang's lower body wouldn't be a problem.

If that wasn't feasible, Taiyi True Man Yin Tulong, who had recently ascended, could create a lotus root body for Elder Kaiyang and have Yin Tulong increase his Dao Fruit evolution accordingly.

For those top-tier powerhouses, recovery methods were never lacking.

"Finding your body is possible, but not now. Let Master Uncle remember this, so you won't rush into things in the future." Jiang Li looked at Elder Kaiyang and sighed helplessly.

To make this Master Uncle remember, Jiang Li had to watch him get cut in half; it was truly heart-wrenching.